Palliative Care symposium at Gerontological Society of America meeting

December 11, 2013

Pillemer, Riffin, and Chen

Cary Reid, Catherine Riffin, Cara Kenien (TRIPLL associate director), Karl Pillemer, and Emily Chen of the Stern Foundation-funded Palliative Care Project organized a 90-minute symposium at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting  (New Orleans, Nov 22).  The symposium, Identifying Research Gaps in Palliative Care Using a Multifaceted Approach, included four papers that resulted from the Palliative Care Project. Discussant Keela Herr, professor of nursing at Iowa State, provided expert commentary and feedback at the end. About 45 people attended and a lively Q&A session followed.

Symposium: Identifying Research Gaps in Palliative Care Using a Multifaceted Approach

• Developing a Research Agenda for Palliative Care: A Three-part Method - Reid, Pillemer, Riffin, Chen
• Research Recommendations in the Palliative Care Literature - Riffin, Reid, Chen, Pillemer
• Research Recommendations from a Telephone Survey of Thought Leaders in Palliative Care - Chen, Riffin, Pillemer, Reid
• Reconciling Research and Practitioner Priorities for Palliative Care through a Consensus Conference - Pillemer, Reid, Chen, Riffin